Poultry fountain



- O :t. 28,1930. c. L. MURDEY' ,74

POULTRY FOUNTAIN Filed March 15, 1958 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 By 964 q Inventor Attornq 0&28, 1930. I c. L. MURDEY 1, ,7

POULTRY FOUNTAIN Filed March 15, 1928 '2 sheets-sheaf 2 Inverztaf Attarmgy 1o cient quantity.

Patented Oct. 2 8, 1930 CLARENCE nmuBnnY, on Mount vnmfoiv, eas ment POULTRY Formu a Application filed March 13, 1928, Seria1;1{o7 261,298.

This invention relates to new and useful thjt vnter thef screen insert 9 and improvements in poultry fountains and aims to provide-an entirely novel simple and extremely useful fountain that maybe readily disposed upon the ground and attached to a -water supply so that a constant flow of water may be delivered to-the fountain preventing the freezingof the water and to provide fresh I water at all times and in a small but yet suffi- An impOrtantob ect of the invention resides in the provision of a fountain for poultry that is of unusually simple and inexpen- I sive construction the same consisting of but few parts and these combining with each other to provide a highly efficient fountain device.

Other objects and advantages reside in-the' special construction, combination and arrangement of the various elements forming the invention as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals referto like" 5 parts throughout, and in which:

In the drawings: a

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved poultry fountain,

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof,

Figure 3 is a detail vertical section, and

F igured is a bottom plan view.

Now having particular reference to the drawings my novel poultry fountain consists of a conical body 5 of sheet metal or other legs 7 r v For disposition over the open upper end of the saidbody 5 is a lid consisting of a flanged i metallic ring 8 and an insert 9 of wire screen- 0; ing.

suitable inexpensive but durable material, the

T the upper end thereof by the metallic strap end of a waterc'onducting hose 12., I This hose extends through anipple B- arranged :Wifihin the conicalbody 5 above the jsupportingjplate. v a

6 from whence-said hoseleads toa supply fau cet, not shown. j Obviously, when the water is turned on even very slowly therewill always ture the; poultry may ijperch thereon while drinkinglfrom theepan without any -liability. of havingtheir feet coming entangled within the wireinsert,9.-- As disclosedthe said'waterf panl0 is of relatively shallow depth so as to avoid damage to the fowlsj plumage.

It will thus be seen that I have provided fountain-that is well adapted f th purpose t ed s-i mted.

Furthermore, even though I have disclosed the device-,as, being arranged within the ground it is nevertheless to be understood. that the device may-be arranged within ,a chicken house anda'hole-provided withinthe ahighlynovel and extremely useful poultry 1 floor oftlieQ-house and-jthe end of thebody. 5

arranged tlfro ugh the hole, the plate 6 sup porting the body in perpendicular position. Itis obvious that'my invention is suscep tibleto various changes and' mod ifications, in" e construction without departing from the spirit ,of the invention or thescope of the, ap-

pendedl'claims,l and I accordingly claim all such formsiof thei device to which I amen? titled. r V, Havingthus described my invention, what I- claimas new is: i

1, a-poultry fountain of the character, le' e bl d, a nica'lchqdy'ropen; t ti Oppos t ends and adapted to be projected at its apex through a supporting surface, a supporting member associated with the body above the lower end thereof and adapted for flush engagement with the said supporting surface, a lid for the open upper endof the body, said lid includinga wiremesh insert, a water pan arranged-within the'center ofthe lid and haw ing an inlet opening at the center thereof and, a water supply pipeextending through an opening in the'body and adapted for 00m;

munication at its opposite end with the pan inlet.

2. In a poultry fountain ofthe character described, a conical body open at its opposite ends and adapted to be projected at its apex within the earth surace,a1id for the upper endof the body, said lid including a center insert of foraminousmateriah'a water pan arranged upon the center of the lid, and meanswhereby a supply of water-may be con tinuously introduced intosaid pan.

3. In a poultry fountain ofthe character deseribed, a" conical body open atits opposite ends and adapted to loo-projected at its apex within the earth surface, a lid for the upper end of the body, said'l'id including a center insert of forarninous material, a water pan arranged upon theeente'r of the lid, and means 5 whereby a supply of water may be continuously introduced into said pan, and means connected-with the body-adjacent the lower body, and having connection at one end with e the inlet, nipple for supplying Water to the In testimony whereof I affix my slgnature.

CLARENCE L. MURDEY.

end thereof for engagement with the earth-" surface for-supporting the body in perpendie- V ular position when the latter is projected into the earth, 1 r

45. In a poultry fountainof the class described, an invertedconieal body open at its respective ends, the apex portion thereof be- 5 i'ng adapted to project into the ground, a surface engaging ring encircling the apex portion of the conical body and being secured thereto for'supporting said conical body in a perpendicular position, a flanged ring fitted over thenpper edge of the conical body,

a screen secured to said ring a water pan arcentrally on said screen, aninlet nipple extending from the bottom' of said pan threaguth'e central portion of" the screen, and a water supply pipe. extending through the sid'e of' the conical body, and having con nection at one end with" saidfnipple for sup-- plying water to thepan. r

5. A poultry fountain of the classdescribed,

comprising a substantiallyi-nyerted conical body open at its respective ends, the apex portion thereof being adapted to project downwardly into the ground, a ring encir'a cling-the apex portion of the coni'cal body and adapted to engage with the surface of the ground to support the conical body in a perpendicular posi-tion, legmerhbers attached at their lower ends to the outer edge portion A offthe-ring and at their upper ends to the up- 65 'of the conical body, a flanged ringlit 

